Over half surveyed (52%) confessed that they had participated in stress spending at least once. In that opening scene, we see that Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun and likable character. To put that in perspective, Americans now have the highest credit card debt in U.S. history, according to Market Watch: “U.S. Aside from clothes, alcohol and food were high on the list of items purchased during stress spending sprees which can potentially lead to other addictions. Rebecca Bloomwood put it this way: “A store can awaken a lust for things you never even knew you needed.”

Source: Forbes November 29, 2017 18:00 UTC